Kelly was initially commissioned to paint the state portraits of George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1938. He started immediately and was nearly finished by the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. The paintings were moved from his studio in London to Windsor Castle where Kelly spent the next five years completing his commission. Not only did the Castle provide a refuge for Kelly, the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose were sent to the safety of Windsor for the duration of the…

Peeress' coronation robes, England, c. 1902. Undergown of cream silk taffeta applied with a heavily embroidered silk satin front panel, a short sleeved robe of crimson silk velvet, fitted and trimmed in miniver and embroidered with stylized "S" shapes in gilt, a train of crimson silk velvet with a short ermine capelet and gilt cordons to the shoulders, and the remains of a peeress' coronation train. Possibly worn by Charlotte, Countess Spencer, to the coronation of Edward VII, 1902…

Coronation robe of deep purple silk velvet, edged with ermine and embroidered in gold thread with crowned E II R monogram and ears of wheat, worn by Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Made by Ede & Ravenscroft, London, 1953. Royal Collection Trust.

Queen Elizabeth II in Coronation Robes by Sir Herbert James Gunn, 1954 at Windsor Castle England, via Flickr.

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Coronation Portraits of Queens of the United Kingdom from the House of Windsor (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha): Alexandra of Denmark Mary of Teck Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth II